Out With The Old & In With 7he New - Transfers, Rumors, & Lies Thread

Eden Hazard inching ever closer to becoming the newest icon at Real Madrid

Ready to pay 100 million euro fee

https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2019/01/18/5c422b4de2704e4b248b4610.html

 

Militao's agent Bertolucci: "There is no possibility of the player leaving his current club in the winter market. We’re not ruling out his signing for Real Madrid in the summer."

— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) January 18, 2019

Onda Cero: Despite competition from Man United & Atletico, a deal with Porto for Militao in place. Florentino has already settled personal terms. Real Madrid will pay €50m.

— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) January 19, 2019

 

Given our recent obscure transfer strategy, would it be too much for us to go for:
1) Militao
2) Hazard
3) Eriksen
4) A striker

Obviously with player sales too, e.g. I think one of Bale or Isco will leave.

Thoughts?...

 

I think we will let Modric go if we get Eriksen. Since Modric earns 8.5 ME nett and will need to open up a starting spot. Hope Solari doesn't force Isco mentally out of the club by the time he gets sacked in summer.

 

That would be a perfect summer for me. Only thing left then is a left back.

The striker options are very thin though.

 

Militao - 50 ME
Hazard - 100 ME
Eriksen - 90-100 ME
Jovic - 60 ME

Out:

Kovacic - 70-80 ME
James - 45 ME(Think we don't get him back if we sign Eriksen and keep Isco. Bayern might invoke the clause to keep him or sell for profit)

Modric - 10 ME
Mariano - 15 ME

Not sure about Benz/Bale. I'd personally keep Benz for the rotation. Flo might sell Bale if he wants Vinicius-Benz/Jovic-Hazard starting line up. But then again, only one of Eriksen/Isco can start in 4-3-3.

 

Why should Jovic cost €60M?

His buyout is option is like €15M

 

I really can’t see Modric staying though, and personally don’t want him to, as odd as that sounds. He will be 34 in September, and we need some stiff competition in that spot. If we pass on Eriksen, which I hope we don’t because I think he could become a very special player here, elite, then I hope Kova shows some appetite to succeed here and shouts about it (but I’m not hopeful).
Selling both Modric and Kova, and signing Eriksen, would be my dream, make it happen a Flo!

 

Frankfurt has that option to make loan deal permanent. Reports are they will invoke it. And then we will have to negotiate with them. Sort of like how we bought bought back Negredo from Almeria and sold him for profit to Sevilla. I reckon Frankfurt will want that much in this inflated market.

 

That will change if he comes here.

 

Multiple teams, entire squads. That's like 40-50 players you wanted the club to sign, just because.

That's damn near every Damian Duff, Flourent Maluda, and Fred out there.

You can't be serious when we let guys like Etoo, Makelele and Cambiasso walk right out the door.

 

Because he's tearing up the Bundesliga and your bidding against Bayern who wants him.

 

I don't know why we can't come to some sort of understanding this winter window.

We badly need a finisher.

EDIT: We also need to figure out what kind of identity we are going to have in our front three. At the moment we are a mess, having middle players yet using wide attacking system... with no real finishers.

 

Yeah because he is the one who is going to have to sort out the convoluted mess we have up front.

 

Didn't Vieira want higher salary? Galactico salary

 

https://www.elespanol.com/elbernabe...eal-madrid-futuro-nunca-sabe/369713740_0.html

Mbappe doesn't rule out RM in the future, "you never know".

But this news seems dubious even if all spanish medias posted it.

- Its origin is GOAL Spain.
- No trace of any of that quote/interview in french medias.
- MBappe supposeldy said "my contract is till 2021". But it is wrong, it's 2022: https://www.transfermarkt.com/kylian-mbappe/profil/spieler/342229

It would be weird for him to not even know when his contract ends.

 

Modric on contract / future in mixed zone this aft: "I am still here, I have a year and a half left on my contract. I have always got on well with club [hierarchy] and that will continue. I want to stay here longer. I hope the club wants the same. There will be no problem."

— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) January 19, 2019

 

Come next year he has to be on limited minutes. I don't think he has the stamina to sustain a starter role all year. Besides the young midfielders can certainly take over more responsibility. I hope he does get his extension but doesn't have a problem with resting a few games. Similar to how Zidane limited Ronaldo's minutes.

 

Modric is the only midfield starter not to go down with a serious injury.

Every time people predict hes on the cusp of the end, he shines and proves the doubters wrong.

I hope we don't cash in on Luka. As promising as the youngsters are, no one has his vision and class. I wouldn't be shocked if he has another 2-3 years of starting quality in him.